Elizabeth taylor where is she now

Everybody would go down to pick out something to wear. If it looked good on you, chances are, she'd let you keep it," she said. For more celebrity news sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Though deLuce Wilding grew up in rural Wales with her mother—far from her grandmother's Hollywood home—she later moved to Los Angeles to live with the movie star while launching her career. She made me feel like I could do anything," she shared.

But theirs wasn't a traditional dynamic, the stylist recalled. While the public was enamored with Elizabeth Taylor the movie star, her grandchildren say they remember her simply as the loving matriarch of the family.

We were very close, and she had a strong influence on my life," deLuce Wilding told Glamour. All Rights Reserved. And Michael Wilding Jr.

Elizabeth and Michael Wilding's other son, Christopher Wilding , has done some film editing on a handful of projects. And when it comes to his mother, he is intent on honoring her in any way he can. He's retired now, but Christopher told The Hollywood Reporter in that he's honored to have one of his mother's Oscars on display in his home.

Liza's birth father was Elizabeth's husband Mike Todd, who Elizabeth had been married to before she had an affair with Richard Burton. The pair's lightning-hot romance became a tabloid cover story and she married him nine days after divorcing Eddie Fisher in March The Battling Burtons — as they were known for their infamous fights — tried their hand at wedded bliss twice.

Taylor went from movie star to politician's wife when she married Sen. John Warner R. During their marriage, an unhappy Taylor at club Studio 54 with Liza Minnelli and Betty Ford in was abusing alcohol and prescription pills.

Family ultimately urged the actress to check into the Betty Ford Center on Dec. The actress had a long history with Oscar: In addition to several nominations, she won her first golden statue for her role as a promiscuous model in 's Butterfield 8 — despite having herself criticized the quality of the movie.

Her second, in , was for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In June , Taylor told Larry King that she had sleepovers with close friend Michael Jackson together in and his nephews. We laughed like children and we watched a lot of Walt Disney. Working at the age of 9 was not a childhood for me — and he started at 3. Taylor was also feted at the 25th annual Kennedy Center Honors in Not long after relocating to California, a family friend suggested the Taylors' daughter take a screen test.

Her breakout role, however, came in with National Velvet , in a role Taylor spent four months working to get. In the glare of the Hollywood spotlight, the young actress showed she was more than adept at handling celebrity's tricky terrain. Even more impressive was the fact that, unlike so many child stars before and after her, Taylor proved she could make a seamless transition to more adult roles.

Her stunning looks helped. At just 18 she played opposite Spencer Tracy in Father of the Bride Taylor also showed her acting talents in with three films: The Last Time I Saw Paris , Rhapsody and Elephant Walk , the latter of which saw Taylor take on the role of a plantation owner's wife who is in love with the farm's manager.

Her personal life only boosted the success of her films. For a time, she dated millionaire Howard Hughes, then at the age of 17, Taylor made her first entrance into marriage, when she wed hotel heir, Nicky Hilton. The union didn't last long and, in , Taylor was walking down the aisle again—this time to marry actor Michael Wilding. In all, Taylor has married eight times during her life, twice to actor Richard Burton.

While her love life continued to make international headlines, Taylor continued to shine as an actress. She delivered a riveting performance in the drama A Place in the Sun , and turned things up even more in with the film adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel, Giant, that co-starred James Dean. The following year, she starred in another Williams classic, Suddenly Last Summer. Taylor earned her first Oscar, capturing the coveted Best Actress award for her role as a call girl in Butterfield 8